My DUPR Coach vs PickleBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My DUPR Coach
This app helps pickleball players of all levels get an official DUPR rating without needing to log matches. Connect with a credentialed coach for remote or in-person assessments to achieve your desired skill level.
- On-demand DUPR rating
- Remote or in-person assessments
- Skill scoring by credentialed coach
- No match logging required
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Whether you're new to pickleball or chasing your next level, My DUPR Coach helps you get your DUPR and reach your goals. Get DUPR-Rated – No Match Logging Needed Exclusively for players without a DUPR, connect with a credentialed DUPR Coach who will assess your gameplay—remotely or in-person—and assign you an official DUPR, valid for tournaments, leagues, and open play. Why Players Love It: - On-demand DUPR Rating - In-person or video assessments - Skill scoring from a credentialed DUPR Coach Download the app, connect with your coach, and start your DUPR journey! Questions or feedback? Email us at support@duprcoach.com
PickleBuddy
Organize pickleball sessions, manage player RSVPs, and communicate with your group seamlessly. Features include automated waitlists, threaded chat, and recurring session setup to simplify group play.
- Group and session management
- Automated waitlists
- One-tap RSVPs
- Threaded chat with notifications
- Recurring session setup
- Player announcements
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PickleBuddy is a group and session management app built for pickleball. Create your group, organize sessions, and keep your players in the loop without the group chat chaos. Share a join code and your players sign up with just a phone number. Sessions, RSVPs, waitlists, announcements, and chat, all in one place. Create sessions with date, time, location, format, skill level, and player limits. Players RSVP with one tap. Yes or no, no maybes. You always know your headcount. When a session fills, the waitlist takes over. Someone drops out, the next player gets notified and has a window to claim the spot. No more chasing replacements. Announcements are separate from chat. Cancellations and court changes always push. They never get buried. Chat is threaded. Players control their own notifications. Organizers can mute or remove members. Recurring sessions create themselves on schedule. Set it once. Built for Pickleball. Nothing else.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PickleBuddy at none against My DUPR Coach's 3. PickleBuddy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). My DUPR Coach's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. My DUPR Coach sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. PickleBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
PickleBuddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My DUPR Coach has 1.8K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of My DUPR Coach's written reviews are positive against 100% of PickleBuddy's.
My DUPR Coach ships an update monthly, PickleBuddy every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My DUPR Coach | PickleBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | My Journey Pickleball, Inc | SudoWorks LLC |
Customer experience
My DUPR Coach
PickleBuddy
Bugs and requests
My DUPR Coach
Reported bugs
6 issues- Video upload fails or gets rejected after initial acceptance
- Screen must remain on during upload or process fails
- System accepts video but later rejects it without explanation
- Subscription cancellation requests not processed
- Continued billing after cancellation requests
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- Video upload size restrictions too restrictive
Requested features
7 requests- Longer video submission limits (more than 2 minutes)
- Multiple video uploads per session
- Faster feedback turnaround time
- Detailed written commentary with numerical ratings
- Easier subscription management and cancellation
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- Better app navigation and user interface improvements
- Direct customer support contact options
PickleBuddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My DUPR Coach
- Monthly$29.991 Month
- On-Demand DUPR Rating$49.991 Year
- My DUPR Coach Gift$99.99
PickleBuddy
No in-app purchases
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